Jamie Steven Baulch (born
May 3, 1973 in Nottingham
, England
) is a
British sprint athlete. He won the 400
metres gold medal at the
World Indoor
Championships in 1999, and silver medals in the 4x400m relay at
both the
Olympic Games and
World
Championships.
Baulch has trained previously under
1992 Summer Olympics 100m champion
Linford Christie but is currently
coached by
Innocent Egbunike
himself a silver medallist at the
1987 World Championships
in Athletics at 400 metres.
Baulch
represented Wales
at the
Commonwealth Games.
In 1999 and 2000, Baulch hosted the British children's series
Energize!
Baulch can
often be seen on television in the
United
Kingdom
appearing on such programmes as A Question of Sport and in 2003
came third in the BBC Superstars event. He was a trainee
ranger in
Safari School,
broadcast in January/February 2007.
In January 2008 Baulch was appointed the Sprint coach for the
Bradford Bulls Rugby League Club.
Also in March 2008 Baulch was offered a position of A&R in
newly set up record company alongside Rock/Metal drummer -
Jayce Lewis.
Baulch excelled as a
trampolinist in his
youth and won a silver medal in 1991 in the Welsh Schools
Trampoline Championship.
Achievements
| Year |
Tournament |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
Extra |
| 1992 |
World
Junior Championships |
Seoul , South Korea |
4 x 100 m |
1st |
| 1994 |
World Cup |
London , England |
4 x 400 m |
1st |
| 1996 |
Summer Olympics |
Atlanta , United States |
4 x 400 m |
2nd |
European record |
| 1997 |
World Indoor
Championships |
Paris , France |
400 m |
2nd |
| World
Championships |
Athens , Greece |
4 x 400 m |
1st |
| 1998 |
European
Championships |
Budapest , Hungary |
4 x 400 m |
1st |
| Commonwealth Games |
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia |
4 x 400 m |
3rd |
| World Cup |
Johannesburg , South
Africa |
4 x 400 m |
2nd |
| 1999 |
World Indoor
Championships |
Maebashi,
Japan |
400 m |
1st |
| 2000 |
Olympic
Games |
Sydney , Australia |
4 x 400 m |
5th |
| 2002 |
European
Championships |
Munich , Germany |
4 x 400 m |
1st |
| Commonwealth Games |
Manchester , England |
4 x 400 m |
2nd |
| 2003 |
World Indoor
Championships |
Birmingham , England |
400 m |
3rd |
tied |
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